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Do Lutherans Worship the Eucharist?

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I thought that they do not see the Communion actually changed into blood/body of Christ externally, but is done internally in you once taken in?
No, that would be receptionism. Christ's very body and blood are indeed present in the Eucharist. Receptionism implies that we have a part in Christ becoming present in, with and under the bread and wine.

While not as obvious in Lutheranism, Lutherans do adore the Eucharist; that is why we bow before the altar; some Congregations do have Tabernacles to reserve the consecrated elements; we have one, kept locked in the Sacristy, not in the sanctuary. Many of our clergy elevate the elements at the consecration; a few even Genuflect. While intended to be part of a Catholic Requiem Mass, Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus (Hail True Body) was first performed in the context of a Lutheran Mass. The Eucharist is Christ truly present, transcending both time and space as a means of grace given for us poor sinful beings.

Here is a Lutheran Choir performing it in a Lutheran Church:
 
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